Author talk:W. Atkins
Auckland-based?[edit]
The trees Atkins wrote about were near Auckland.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1879-12.2.8.2.4 Wainuiomartian (talk) 19:31, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
W Atkins from Tamaki was a judge at an agricultural show in Auckland in 1880. This may be William Atkins of Tamaki who wrote to the paper in 1875. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18801110.2.24 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18751201.2.27.6
I 1871 William Atkin is a new member of the Auckland Institute: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1871-4.2.7.2
1870: Letter to editor received from William Atkin, Tamaki https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18701128.2.9
1888 Death of William Atkin, printer of Devonport https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18811010.2.7
Had a son also called William Atkin who apparently was the William Atkin of Tamaki. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18811013.2.19 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18931030.2.7.3
Article about William Atkin of Tamaki, who died 1901: As his wife was fond of flowers, William, to lighten the soil around the house, brought up loads of shell from the beach, which they mixed with the heavy clay loam. https://www.missionbaykohi.co.nz/uploads/1/2/7/6/127645299/mission_bay_chapter_1.pdf